Abdul Bayes | 2014-10-14 00:00:00
A three-day conference of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) kicks off at BRAC Center for Development Management (BCDM), Savar, on October 15 (Wednesday). The 8th international conference will be hosted jointly by the BRAC and the ASAE. The...
Abul Mansur Md. Faizullah | 2014-10-14 00:00:00
Visits of the Prime Ministers of Bangladesh and Japan to each other's country have enkindled hopes of furthering strong economic ties between Dhaka and Tokyo. Though political diplomacy occupies the centre-stage, economic diplomacy always remains on top. Japan is a...
There was a time when 'Paris Consortium' mattered most in the economy of Bangladesh, particularly for implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP). The ADP was formulated mostly with foreign assistance. There was a particular time of the year when...
Md Mustafa's experience at Hawaii airport, published in the Financial Express on October 11, is an eye-opener for all of us. If rice which he possibly bought from a rice shop in Dhaka could be contaminated with chemicals, then how,...
Yaba is a deadly addiction which has spread in our country and it is eating away vitality from our youth and edging them towards destruction. We must address this issue with all seriousness. We often read in newspapers that the...
Asjadul Kibria | 2014-10-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh is pioneer in postal ATM service in South Asia. The country introduced postal cash card service two years back. Initially, postal cash card was usable only at selected post offices with the help of POS (Point of Sales) terminals....
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2014-10-14 00:00:00
Creating more business and more jobs through fast-growing, innovative firms is one of the key objectives of economy. As things stand now the crucial need is to support innovation in existing companies, while at the same time creating new business...
FE Report | 2014-10-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued a guideline allowing Islamic banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to finance in eco-friendly green projects, including renewable energy initiatives under its Shariah-based refinancing scheme. Under the guidelines, the interested Islamic banks and NBFIs will...
FE Report | 2014-10-14 00:00:00
The securities regulator has opened an anti-money laundering wing to prevent capital flight and financing of terrorism through the capital market, official sources said. Mohammad Saifur Rahman, an executive director of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), said a decision...
Renowned international finance magazine Global Finance awarded United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) as 'Best Emerging Markets Bank 2014' of Bangladesh. Global Finance authority organised the award event on 11 October 2014 at National Press Club, Washington DC, USA at IMF/World...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-13 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Oct 12: Farmers, agriculturists and researchers at a function held at Rajshahi University emphasised on using balanced liquid fertiliser to reap the highest crop production at a low cost. They further mentioned, locally produced balanced liquid fertiliser contains 16...
RANGPUR, Oct 12 (BSS): Hundreds of the landless and distressed women have adapted them with climate change in remote char areas on the Brahmaputra basin after struggling with natural disasters and poverty for many years. They have changed fortune by...
FENI, Oct 12 (BSS): Three people including a woman were killed and ten others injured in a road accident in Kaska area near the district town this morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known. Police sources said...
KURIGRAM, Oct 12 (UNB): A housewife was stabbed to death allegeldy by her husband at Khalilganj in the district town Saturday. The deceaed was identified as Farida Parvin, wife of Anisul Islam of Nepardarga village of sadar upazila. Victim's family...
FARIDPUR, Oct 12 (BSS): Two persons were stabbed to death and three others were severely injured in two separate incidents that took place last night at Sadar upazilla of the district. According to police sources, one Nakul Chandra Biswas, 35...
SHERPUR, Oct 12 (UNB): An under-trail prisoner, accused in a murder case, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a bathroom of the district jail on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Sohrab Ali, 32, son of Abdul Jabbar...
CHUADANGA, Oct 12 (BSS): The construction work of academic buildings of four colleges in three upazilas of the district at a cost of Taka 50 million and thirty two lakhs are progressing satisfactorily. The colleges are Chuadanga Poura Degree College...
An Eid reunion of 1973 batch SSC students of Chauddagram Hajee Zafar Ali Model multi-lateral Secondary High School was held at the residence of Dr Mojibul Hoq, Thana Health Administrator (THA) also student of the school, on October 9 (Thursday),...
GAIBANDHA, Oct 12 (BSS): A total of 500 river erosion victims of Fulchhari upazila in the district received 13.50 tonnes of rice and Taka one lakh as relief from the government to minimize their woes. The rice and cash were...
27 rescued while being trafficked to India Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 27 people while being trafficked to India through Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila in Jessore district early Sunday. Subedar Samsur Rahman, commanding officer of BGB Battalion-23,...
MURSITPINAR, Oct 12 (AFP): Islamic State jihadists met dogged Kurdish resistance in the high-profile Syrian battleground town of Kobane Sunday but they put Iraqi forces under heavy pressure, prompting the first US-led relief drops. A roadside bomb killed the police...
Outgoing French Ambassador to Bangladesh Michel Trinquier made a farewell call on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night. The nearly one-hour long meeting was held at the BNP chief’s Gulshan office from 8:15pm. Issues relating to the mutual interests...
SARAJEVO, Oct 12 (AFP): Bosnia voted Sunday in general elections amid mounting social discontent in a country plagued with corruption and ethnic disputes hampering its approach to the European Union. Nearly 20 years since a devastating war between its Croats,...
HONG KONG, Oct 12 (AFP): Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters have an "almost zero chance" of changing Beijing's stance and securing free elections despite more than two weeks of rallies, the city's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying said Sunday. Demonstrators calling for...
COLOMBO, Oct 12 (AFP): Sri Lanka's military has banned foreigners from travelling to the island's former war zone during a visit there by President Mahinda Rajapakse, officials and diplomatic sources said Sunday. Foreigners were turned back at Omanthai, the army-controlled...
TEHRAN, Oct 12 (agencies): Three Iranian police commanders who were heading south to investigate rebel attacks on security forces have died in a plane crash, state broadcasters and agencies reported Sunday. The plane, a turbo-propeller aircraft belonging to the national...
At least 21 dead in Libya clashes TRIPOLI, Oct 12: At least 21 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in tribal clashes west of the Libyan capital over the weekend, hospital sources said Sunday. Witnesses said nationalist militia...
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